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Gennaro calls truck and bus panel and takes short recess

New York City Council · Oct 20, 2026 · starts 1:54:08 · 7 min 52 sec

Gennaro calls the next panel and says he will take a short break while the panel assembles. He insists it is not a formal recess and that he wants to hear every word of testimony.

James F. Gennaro

And now we have the next panel, which I'm going to call.

James F. Gennaro

And then I'm going to have to take just like a two-minute recess while the panel gets itself together.

James F. Gennaro

We have Zach Miller from Truckee Association of New York, Larry Zogby of RDS Delivery Service Company, Pat Hyland of Metro.

James F. Gennaro

Truck Association.

James F. Gennaro

And this is one slip of two people.

James F. Gennaro

We have former council member Liz Crowley, currently president of the Building Trades Employers Association, with Samuel somebody who I'm sure knows who he is.

James F. Gennaro

And so, and I'll be back momentarily.

James F. Gennaro

This is not a recess.

James F. Gennaro

This is just...

James F. Gennaro

Oh, okay.

James F. Gennaro

No, no, no.

James F. Gennaro

I want to hear every word of testimony.

James F. Gennaro

Yeah.

James F. Gennaro

But thank you.

James F. Gennaro

Okay, do I have to do anything, counsel, to formally end the recess?

James F. Gennaro

No, I just have to go.

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

Cheers.

James F. Gennaro

Liz.

James F. Gennaro

Yeah, my God.

James F. Gennaro

What's that?

James F. Gennaro

Yeah, I really did a lot with it.

James F. Gennaro

You know what I mean?

James F. Gennaro

I really did a lot with it, yeah.

James F. Gennaro

I wanted to make sure we were sitting higher than everybody else.

James F. Gennaro

You know what I mean?

James F. Gennaro

So we're looking like down on people, you know?

James F. Gennaro

I've sat in that chair and it's just like, it's a little scary looking up here, you know?

James F. Gennaro

Particularly me, you know?

James F. Gennaro

No one knows what I'm going to do.

James F. Gennaro

Oh, this is all on the record, of course.

James F. Gennaro

Yeah, this is great.

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

And so very happy to welcome back to the council, former council member Liz Crowley.

James F. Gennaro

Yeah.

James F. Gennaro

Well, we're not, you know, yeah.

James F. Gennaro

Oh, of course, I called the panel.

James F. Gennaro

So this is Samuel, right?

James F. Gennaro

Okay, all right, all right.

James F. Gennaro

And so Sergeant looks like Liz is ready to go.

James F. Gennaro

And so I'm going to give her the privilege of going first.

James F. Gennaro

And so Liz, very...

James F. Gennaro

You know, super to see you again.

James F. Gennaro

And please proceed with your good testimony.